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High in the Peruvian Andes are ancient ruins
located near the headwaters of the Amazon River.
In recent years, these ruins have seen an increase
in tourist visitations. So what has caused the
increase of people to a remote area in the eastern
Andes above the Rio Urubamba? It is Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu the city built by the Inca during the
1400 s, was brought to the worlds attention by
Hiram Bingham. This site contains numerous
interesting objects the skillful Inca constructed
from stone. Afte...
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... am was Cristobal de Molina. Molina, a young
priest, chronicled a sun festival (celebrated
during the months of June and December) during the
first few months after the Spanish occupation of
Cuzco... the Inca opened the sacrifices and they
lasted for eight days. Thanks were given to the
sun for the past harvest and prayers were made for
the crops to come... they brought all the effigies
of the shrines of Cuzco onto a plain at the edge
of the city in the direction of the suns rise at
daybreak....
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The Inca were originally a small warlike tribe
inhabiting the south highland region of the
Cordillera Central in Peru. In about 1100 AD they
began to move into the valley of Cuzco, where, for
roughly the next 300 years, they raided and
imposed tribute on neighboring civilizations.
Until the middle of the 15 th century, the Inca
undertook no major imperialistic expansion, their
farthest advance prior to this time was southward
about 32 km (about 20 mi. ) from Cuzco in the
reign of the sixth ruler...
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Dreams of the Andes Realm of the Incas Max
Milligan 240 pp, HarperCollins Even in the late 16
th century, some Spanish commentators condemned
the Pizarro-led conquest of Peru for its ruthless
destruction of Incan civilisation. Now it is
conventional to draw the regions moral map on such
lines, so that the conquistadors are cast in the
role of barbarous savages, while all sympathies
are reserved for the indigenous Americans and
their half-millennium of physical and cultural
suffering. This wonder...
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The Incas Inca Religion Religion The Incas were
probably one of the most religious cultures in
history. Nearly every single aspect of their lives
involved the worship of some sort of idol. They
worshiped through prayers, dances, and sacrifices.
Sacrifices were the most important form of
worship. The Incas sacrificed a wide variety of
things, ranging from objects they created, to
crops they grew, to livestock, to their own
children. The type of sacrifice they made depended
on the importance of th...
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Introduction High in the Peruvian Andes are
ancient ruins located near the headwaters of the
Amazon River. In recent years, these ruins have
seen an increase in tourist visitations. So what
has caused the increase of people to a remote area
in the eastern Andes above the Rio Urubamba? It is
Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu the city built by the
Inca during the 1400? s, was brought to the world?
s attention by Hiram Bingham. This site contains
numerous interesting objects the skillful Inca
constructed ...
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The Incan Empire One of the things I am proud
about my country Peru, is its rich culture. Peru
was home of one of the most important ancient
cultures, the Incas. The Incan history is very
important for the education system in Peru and
most Peruvians have a really good knowledge about
the Incas. When I was in high school, I visited
ancient ruins and museums around the country and
also I was very interested in the Peruvian
history. The Incas were one of the most memorable
ancient cultures not only...
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